1. O-Week for Academics Policies, Procedures, Practice
Bronwen Whiting
Senior Lecturer in Statistics (RSFAS)
Associate Dean (Education)

2. Things to find out about a course (preferably before teaching!)
Is it a core course, or an elective?
At what stage in their degree will most students be – 1st, 2nd or 3rd year?
Are there any prerequisites (or assumed knowledge) for the course?
In what degree(s) will most students be enrolled?

3. Course Outline Contract with students
Period of negotiation for assessment
Need to use the template (should have been ed within your school)
Also, need to provide weekly times for students to seek advice

4. Thing you need to know, but didn’t know to ask
Lectures start at 5 minutes past the hour, finish at 5 minutes to the hour
E.g. a 9am lecture will run from 9.05am – 9.55am
Allows for movement between classes, across campus
Lecture recordings (Echo360) will automatically record in these times

5. Lecture recording
Guide to use:

6. Teaching term dates (and expectations)
Available at
During non-teaching periods, no assessment tasks can be due

7. Assignments All submitted through Turnitin
Students may choose not to use Turnitin; then need to submit paper copy; plus copies of all references (!)
If not submitted through Turnitin, need to seek exemption from AD(E)

8. Students in Crisis ANU Counselling Centre

9. Exams Run centrally; timetabled centrally
Exam details will be requested
Exam paper needs to be provided to your school office
Customary for course convener to attend beginning of exam (for “Reading time” to answer questions, check for typos etc)

10. Grading Scale Mark Range Grade 80-100 HD 70-79 D 60-69 C 50-59 P 45-49PX
0-45 N
NCN DA
*Round grades to whole numbers
*PX – student needs to be offered another assessment; is then judged only on new assessment and either gets original mark with fail grade (45-49, N), or mark of 50 with grade PS

11. After grades finalised by course convener….
Second examiner
Research School review (Examiners meeting)
College level review (Special Executive meeting)

12. After semester finishes
Held in week 1 of following semester
SELS
Code of Practice for teaching:

13. Resources